Cost of Living Comparison Between Seongnam and Sapporo Cost of Living Comparison Between Seongnam and Sapporo

🙂 Solo nomad: Seongnam is 6.7% cheaper than Sapporo without rent, and 15.1% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Seongnam is 7.6% cheaper than Sapporo without rent, and 13.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Seongnam
Sapporo
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.93 ₩8,040
$9.94 ¥1,428
-40.34%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.38 ₩57.5K
$27.94 ¥4,014
51.68%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.37 ₩5,932
$5.1 ¥732
-14.31%
Cappuccino
$3.83 ₩5,194
$3.7 ¥531
3.51%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.59 ₩2,161
$0.93 ¥133
70.97%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.86 ₩1,161
$0.83 ¥119
3.61%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.63 ₩3,570
$3.53 ¥508
-25.50%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.6 ₩4,884
$6.27 ¥900
-42.58%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Seongnam
Sapporo
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.16 ₩2,928
$1.52 ¥218
42.11%
White Bread (500g)
$2.11 ₩2,864
$1.33 ¥191
58.65%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$3.25 ₩4,409
$7.22 ¥1,037
-54.99%
Eggs
$3.22 ₩4,366
$1.9 ¥273
69.47%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.29 ₩12.6K
$8.69 ¥1,249
6.90%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.78 ₩10.6K
$7.45 ¥1,071
4.43%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$34.03 ₩46.2K
$20.68 ¥2,971
64.56%
Apples (1kg)
$7.65 ₩10.4K
$3.43 ¥492
123.03%
Banana (1kg)
$3.6 ₩4,887
$3.05 ¥438
18.03%
Oranges (1kg)
$5.71 ₩7,753
$4.18 ¥600
36.60%
Tomato (1kg)
$6.37 ₩8,646
$4.02 ¥578
58.46%
Potato (1kg)
$3.42 ₩4,645
$2.79 ¥400
22.58%
Onion (1kg)
$2.86 ₩3,885
$2.31 ¥331
23.81%
Lettuce (1 head)
$2.61 ₩3,541
$1.56 ¥225
67.31%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.96 ₩1,300
$0.86 ¥123
11.63%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.38 ₩4,589
$3.04 ¥437
11.18%
Wine (Bottle)
$17.4 ₩23.6K
$12.93 ¥1,858
34.57%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.88 ₩2,549
$2.09 ¥300
-10.05%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.81 ₩2,457
$3.48 ¥501
-47.99%
🚌 Getting Around
Seongnam
Sapporo
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.04 ₩1,409
$1.71 ¥246
-39.18%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$52.7 ¥7,565
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.63 ₩4,927
$4.52 ¥649
-19.69%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.52 ₩710
$1.69 ¥243
-69.23%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$8.77 ₩11.9K
$20.45 ¥2,938
-57.11%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.2 ₩1,630
$1.23 ¥177
-2.44%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.5K ₩37.3M
$35.3K ¥5.1M
-21.99%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$25.4K ₩34.4M
$17K ¥2.4M
49.19%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Seongnam
Sapporo
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$164 ₩222.9K
$321 ¥46.2K
-48.90%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$34.33 ₩46.6K
$28.52 ¥4,097
20.37%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$22.53 ₩30.6K
$42.54 ¥6,111
-47.04%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Seongnam
Sapporo
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$48.45 ₩65.7K
$54.4 ¥7,820
-11.00%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$11.51 ¥1,654
-
Cinema Ticket
$11.12 ₩15.1K
$13.14 ¥1,887
-15.37%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Seongnam
Sapporo
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$414 ₩561.2K
$273 ¥39.2K
51.47%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$23.4K ₩31.8M
$11.3K ¥1.6M
107.75%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Seongnam
Sapporo
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$60 ₩81.3K
$42.37 ¥6,087
41.49%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$47.08 ₩63.9K
$27.36 ¥3,931
72.08%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$78.8 ₩106.9K
$52 ¥7,463
51.63%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 ₩159.3K
$125 ¥18K
-6.42%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Seongnam
Sapporo
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$865 ₩1.2M
$525 ¥75.4K
64.90%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$665 ₩902.4K
$311 ¥44.6K
114.17%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,069 ₩1.5M
$760 ¥109.2K
40.73%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,023 ₩1.4M
$560 ¥80.5K
82.58%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$12.4K ₩16.9M
$2,294 ¥329.5K
442.00%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,918 ₩8M
$1,638 ¥235.3K
261.38%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Seongnam
Sapporo
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,611 ₩3.5M
$1,645 ¥236.3K
58.73%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.14
1.83
126.23%

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Last update for Seongnam: October 29, 2025

Last update for Sapporo: October 28, 2025

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